Broadcasting (Jan - June 1940)

Kaltenborn Shifts Plans, Sails for Europe May 4 liH. V. KALTENBORN, NBC news ai|ianalyst, who originally had planned /to sail for Europe April 27 [Broadcasting, April 1], will leave instead on the Washington May 4, accompanied by his wife, Baroness Olga von Nordenpycht. Although his plans are subject to change, Kaltenborn expects to spend four weeks abroad, returning to New York June 4 on the Pan American Clipper-. Until May 26, Kaltenborn will broadcast on NBC-Red on Saturdays at 7:45 p.m. and Sundays at 3:45 p.m. from the Washington at sea and from Rome, Paris, London and Lisbon. Pure Oil Co., beginning May 28, will sponsor Kaltenborn's talks on NBC-Red, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 7:45 p.m., the first three broadcasts to be heard from London, Paris and Lisbon. Westinghouse Resumes Management (Continued from page 11) Colonial Dames Shift COLONIAL DAMES Inc., Hollywood (cosmetics), sponsoring Retum to Romance on 9 CBS Pacific Coast stations, Sunday, 2:45-3 p.m., on April 19 switched for 13 weeks, to a weekly five-minute quiz show. The Beauty Explorer, with Howard McNear as commentator, on 10 CBS West Coast stations (KNX KARM KROY KSFO KOIN KVI KIRO KPPY KSL), Friday, 9:5510 p.m. (PST), using a transcribed version on KOA, Denver. It is expected other stations will be used via transcriptions. As a contest angle, to merchandise the series, the sponsor is awarding products to listeners who send in questions used during the broadcast. Glasser Adv. Agency, Los Angeles, has the account. NBC Symphony to Tour ARTURO TOSCANINI and the 100piece NBC Symphony Orchestra will leave May 31 on an extended tour of South America, according to an announcement by Lenox R. Lohr, NBC president. Sailing from New York aboard the Brazil and arriving in Rio de .Janeiro on June 12, the orchestra will make 16 appearances in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay during the tour. The itinerary provides four concerts in Rio, tv, T in Sao Paulo, eight in Buenos Aires and two in Montevideo. The troupe will sail for North America following the final concert in Rio July 11, and is scheduled to reach New York July 22. NBC and Westinghouse. Existing contracts with Red network affiliates in the cities in which the Westinghouse stations would have to be taken into account, and it is understood these run from one to four years. Publications of such reports sent managers of Red stations which might be affected scurrying to New York. It was learned that CBS President William S. Paley had conferred several times with A. W. Robertson, chairman of the board of Westinghouse, regarding the possible affiliation of KDKA and perhaps certain other Westinghouse stations with his network. These conversations, however, were described as simply of an explanatory nature and concluded with the determination by Westinghouse to remain affiliated with NBC. It was learned that Frank Logue, Westinghouse auditor, would be detailed exclusively to operations of the six stations. George Harder, veteran public relations man of WBZ-WBZA, has been assigned as publicity director of the station operations. Presumably both men will be stationed at the new general headquarters to be set up in the East. Other personnel assignments will be made gradually. Renewal Citations Westinghouse and NBC jointly announced April 24 the July 1 termination of the contracts following the negotiation [Broadcasting April 15]. These conversations were begun long before the FCC last Jan. 30 ordered an inquiry into management contracts to determine whether broadcast licensees are themselves discharging their duties as licensees or have turned over to "outside companies" actual discretionary power. The four Westinghouse stations, among others, were cited for hearing on license renewals, but the issues to be met at the hearings and the dates have not yet been set. It is presumed that cancellation of the NBC-Westinghouse programming contracts will result in rescinding of the hearing notice insofar as those stations are concerned. In the joint announcement it was stated that hereafter the West *10 times as Much Value per Map Waiter P. Burn F Associates, inc. 7 W. 44th Street New York. N. Y. inghouse sations will take service from NBC "under the standard form of affiliated agreement". Westinghouse, it was said, will itself handle all functions incident to the operation and programming of the stations, including commercial activities and local programming. "Westinghouse was a pioneer," said the statement, "and has always been a leader in the development of radio broadcasting and the present step is in conformity witli the desire and intention of Westinghouse to remain identified with the broadcasting industry. The newarrangement will leave in the hands of Westinghouse, as heretofore, all matters connected with the operation of the stations and, in addition, Westinghouse will conduct all programming and commercial activities." The original contracts of Westinghouse with NBC, providing for program and sales management, with Westinghouse retaining full supervision and control, were entered in the fall of 1931, for a ten-year period. Subsequently, however, in order to stagger the expirations so they would not fall on the same date, the contracts were revised for the four stations. The July 1 date was selected to give Westinghouse a two-month period in which to set up its new organization with a minimum of disturbance to operations, Mr. Evans explained. All employes of the four stations will shift to the Westinghouse payroll at present salaries. Westinghouse employes function , under an "adjusted compensation plan" whereby additional compensation is paid based on profit. It is prestimed this same formula will carry over to NBC employes who go on the Westinghouse payroll. Mr. Evans, who has been with Westinghouse since 1921, joining it as a technician at KYW, then in Chicago, has headed its radio operations since 1929. In 1927 he was appointed manager of KYW, after having served as its chief engineer. In 1929 he was named superintendent of radio operations at Westinghouse, in charge of KDKA, KYW, WBZ and WBZA. 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